Corynotheca

Corynotheca
Corynotheca micrantha var. divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Corynotheca
F.Muell. ex Benth.

Corynotheca is a genus of herbs in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, first described as a genus in 1878. The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Corynotheca asperata R.J.F.Hend - Western Australia, Northern Territory
  2. Corynotheca flexuosissima R.J.F.Hend. - Western Australia
  3. Corynotheca lateriflora (R.Br.) F.Muell. ex Benth. - Northern Territory
  4. Corynotheca licrota R.J.F.Hend. - Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia
  5. Corynotheca micrantha (Lindl.) Druce - Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia
  6. Corynotheca pungens R.J.F.Hend. - Western Australia

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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